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OiiKtiuM Cm, Jun. 0, I Kill
Kn. Aimii'h: A the subject of our up.
profiling Jiii election, with nil tlmt is
iiKolvnl i it. in beginning to lie mudo a
principal topic timoti tliu people, hh well
the politician", ull friends of their cuunlry
ihouM nut only express opinions, lint hn
trilling to labor to secure Interests of w hidi
true patriots must ackuow ledgo the importance-
In ordinary limes, men work under
ortlitinrj party names, mill to curry out
prty measures. In nn extraordinary crisis
like llttil whii'lt in now upon our nation,
party measures nro laid asidu or iiliniulnii'
, and parly Haines dropped, us tiling of
less consequence, in view of llio liiimiiiciicti
ol i dungrr which men of hitherto oppos
ing politics are equally desirous to avert
Politically, the ijtn'Hl itm in whether hitch
ion is a Slate right, nml practically,
whether ouo or mora mhui simii he per-
mm
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A Weekly KewMpupcr, devoted to the Interests of the Laboring Clusses, and advocating the side of Truth in every issue.
Vol. vir.
OKKOON CITY, OREGON, JANUARY 1 1, 1 802.
No. 39.
ginning--who have lieen for peace when
ever it could lie hud honorably, und who
only accepted war uh it less drendful niter
unlive tliuu a furcihle destruction of the
State. Secessionist!! is playing ItH game
low tlowu, hut honest loyally need he un
der no apprehensions if it own fi ieniis do
not throw uway the victory. There is as
suredly danger that victory will perch it
self on Hid lianncrH of u nondescript party
ticket, coniposed of men iiliiiunt without
politics, hut having decided though con
cealed sympathies for the South, if tlieru in
Aukrnitr. Arrnuai of the iur of iv (euceless slaughter-pen.) The enemy was
liinif, on. , whtra arm. Hkr w l f0rc in front; l began to creep down
, ' , , , the treacherous sides ol the inciosurc; his
(.orrr.W1tf,.ec.ofN.Y.Worl.l,Oci.2H.) Kllirp.s100terg ci,n,ed the trees every
The field was a parallelogram, Mrvcnty- wlicre, pickiiif? i.ut the stateliest and gal
five yurda wide by two hundred in length-1 iuntest forms for the deulh they so uncr
At the distant front, mid down the right rjll(,y d(,ut . Our lines thus received a
and left, n thick, dark forest skirted its 6cul,ill( from tie fr0nt, from above, and a
sides. Behind, the hlull' fell steeply off to crosH.fjro t angles right and left. All
the river. About a hundred fet from the, t.y couj j,, jn r,.py wttg to aim steadily
edge occurred th only interruption to the1 , Bwiftty at the places whence the loud
dead level of thin arena, a gentle roll C(it yc8 Blj dfacllt(.-nt volley proceeded.
stretching in front of our liiu-s, t-crtninly jIJt tiejr dropped everywhere, and were
noi more man a yaru in iieini, yei iiimni- J(,rMC uy (0.uiih to the gory skiflu Ijelow.
log ome litllc cover for both artillery and 0 ,1,0 rjglt MassachuK.ats men were
ii.lanlry. A npur of the field, shaped like ,Ilorc tml, det-iinntcd by the reulur, una-
a (liviMou of Linon men. I Ins Icing the a cow's born, extended a dozen rods into , vuidulilo filiowur of bulletH. But against
case, and 1 believe it is iininistakubly true,
let all who 11 ru lor the I'nion, who desire
to foster thii truly American idea of one
great coiitineutul uiition, the grundcHt the
world has ever seen, permitting no enemies
from within or withuiit to interfere with its
manifest destiny, join in selecting men who
Oiiltedtoexerciscit, In defiance of any and i,irelnle 1,11,9 011 'I1"'''0". ""J
iiave Hiieii a degree or the conliUencc of tlic
t oppodtion.
Xow, in the order of arrangement, upon
thii (iirtion, which Involves the very ex-1
htrfTre of our people as a tuition, my opin
ion in, (and, what U of more roneipieiicc,
I believe a majority of loyal men nru ofi
tlio Hriino opinion,) that old did. reuces
IkiiiIiI be di.M'iirded, ami no mini ipmrrel
with hi right or left hand neighbor, light
ing for a common cause, because in times
imst tiny did not nuren. "Let the dnnl
people In their honesty nnd ability that
they will surely gain the popular vote.
J. D. I.OCKV.
; 1. : :.i
. ,1 :,..! 1 1 . ., :. .1 i Milieu is nam
JII1M Dlll un lli-ilii, in H WWI lllllllll ill iiil- ,
I'm the Argm
" A Tfd ni'jijrr has a letter ill the last
Arns. It is iluted Salem, ami over his
own name." Ornjon Stutfimnn.
How siililime is the above! How beau
tiful to dwell upon arc the flights of the
I Stutemiiau's patriotic imagination! How
in ttiofc two little words,
the woods on the left, half way between ,.r ..f. uK.-ra Wistar commanded, the
the enemy's front and our own. Directly rebels, confident or their force and the cl
ou tliu left, and near where the winding ft.ct0f their deadly fire in front, began to
path led our forces to the fight, a ravine niuko venturesome charges, each one re
Ml slightly off, its opposite bank nscendiiig .t., ,y t,e jrullant fire of th Culiforni
to the thicket of woods which thus totally iis, but each one getting nearer our lines
furrouuded the field. j than the last. On the fourth charge they
ontiKn of 11ATTI.F.. j actually Hanked our left and sprang forth,
At near four o'clock, then, Uaker took ge mid eager, from the thicket beyond
the action in hand, looking around him to the ravine. Down tins they were about to
note the position of affairs. No enemy I'l'"'. lowing a bravery not pnrtoft heir
was anywhere visible in rank, but from the; tactics, and our fellows lifted their
woods in the extreme front a galling, ir- muskets lor a volley. 'Hold! cried is
regular fire poured out upon our men.-1 to Ins men, " not . man of yon must
h'hu hitter were ranged in no very exact : ."" uasueuai l c piece u u,,,.
order from right to kit, the wings partial- ""1
ly covered by the thicket; portions or the, vine. I l.cn we II have theiu. So they
1 . . ' . . .11 .i. .1:0 r innreil i iiivii the In . onlv to meet lie
?r r ,C'T l". irJ.T I: mostIIcctive volley fired oi, our side dur-1 struck down by the fire from above, slipped
livered their fire at the woods, returned to '"g the day hen the smoke rose their
load, nnd advanced again and ugaii). Itro-'t ranks lay fallen .1. the ho low of the
' . . j .:. 1. 1 vu ev of 1 eat i! t lie rear nan tiroken nnu
was not ccruiin inni we were ooiog iiiucii - . - . -
I . . mnn I nnwil llll- , Ul'll III UlhUrUlT Uiiwugll luu mil,
had anticinuted his order; for nn hour the
shore had been lined with stragglers and
wearied men. Still, the rccnforciiitf busi
ness had not ceased from the ivlnud, and
during the fiercest or the action the two
boats, which were bringing away the dead
and wounded, returned from each trip la
den with tho residue of the Tammany and
Massachusetts regiments. A distressing
event occurred which I hove not seen else
where recorded. The life-boat proved a
death-boat soonert of the two, swamping,
from some cause, while conveying to the
battle-field the last twenty members of the
Tammany compumcH. Nearly all the occu
pants were drowned, and only one uoul
remained for the use of our overpowered
and retreating forces. Down the hill they
ciuno in every direction and without order,
hotly followed by the rebels to the very
edge of the descent. Then the pursuers
volleys from Harrison's Island, but throw
inir u nlungiiiK firo upon the retiring loyal
istg, and aiming ruthlessly at the hundreds
trying to swim the rapid river channel.
Why should I describe that fatal scene?
the tumult and agony of that headlong de
scent, the clamor and crowd along the
shore, the rush into one wretched skiff, al-
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t5" Obituary notices will be charged half the
nbove rules of advertising.
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di.intdi.
Payment for Juh Printing mull It mailt a
Jrlirtru of thr wmk.
The Prrparatloa a . HeaM ti fari af
Havaaaak.
The N. Y. Timrt says: We hava to
congratulnte the country on the accomplish'
ment of nnothcr important step in the c
rics of naval and military operations which
are being directed against the Southern
ports. On 23d Nov. Gen. Sherman occu
pied Tybce Island, which hod been pre
viously evacuated by the rebels, ond which
lies to tho south of and commands tho
mouth of the Savantmh river. Coincident-
ly with the seizure of this place, the fed
eralists took possession of the rebel fortifi
cations at Braddock's Point, the southern
extremity of Hilton Head Island, and sit
uated to the north of the entrance of (bo
port of Savannah. Here they captured
paused, too cautions to meet the chance of eiht guns belonging to the enemy. The
narrow channel, called Calibogue Sound)
which lies between Braddock's Point and
Duwfuskie hlaud, can be closed by the
sinking of a few vessels. From the south
ern end of Duwfuskic to Turtle Island, ftud
from the latter to Tybce Island, the sink-
"' I . , I .,.!. 1 -III
ready ovcr-laden with wounded men, which "S ' '" nii-uwn
forced it beneath the surface nnd brought
the horror of death by water upon men
who had already so fairly faced the battle
fi Id. I recoil from thinking or those who,
marked b'v the fall of some of our gallant , fifth cl.arge-.'.ut this brings mo
The
to the
in tlieir own 0100a upon me ciayey river
bank; of those who wasted too feeble
strength in swimming half way across the
cruel stream; or the shouts for help where
no help came. But I record with sntisfac-
living present. Our grand I imm army is j
romjHttcd of men uho have bem lireekilr t
ridge Democrats, Douglas Democrats, nml
llrpuhlicatis, uho have been nrr-ivrl
guinst each other in peaceful conlliets of
pnin at the hullol-hox, but who arc How (
fitting shoulder to shoulder against the
hosts of secission. Suppose the (ifliccrs of.
our army, from the (iem rul in chit f dun 11
through all ranki to the lowest grade, were 1
engaged ill strife nnd bickering about a ili
vinioii of patronage and influence, baling ,
tlieir respective i hiiius 011 having voted, or ,
lint vuli d, ill support of party candidates in
Jhe past. If old political preferences wire j
iilUwcil to enter inlii tliu In arts of our;
s'lJniiiry's soldiers ns overruling motives if j
ji.irtis.in preferences were stronger Ihuu pa- i
triotisin ti ml love of country how coin-
offer an effectual barrier to navigation,
The approaches between Tybce Island and
Great Warsaw Island can bo disposed of
with still less effort. Thus Savannah, will
be ns effectually blocked up as if sho bad
no natural outlets to the sea.
The importnncc of this intelligence duel
not, however, lie in the acquisition of these
new patches of the " sacred soil" of the
rebel territory. It is in the use to which
they will be put, in connection with the
operations of the stone fleet, that the In
terest of the acquisition mainly consists.
nuii. oi.i.i. ......... ... .11 1 . .. ! liiili Ul I.IC U. iiuiai.iwu mum, , wi..u..
1 ' M - t-U Cogswell, whose Tanwnany com-; - - - - , - r c ommntlds The first of the outlets of Southern pirt.-
predion of Perry, ' We have ...ct the en- panics were also loca ted ... the centre.-. " " 1 from the bluffs above? Led by Coggswdl cal enterprise which the Government de-
i . .i r I 1 I 11 1 ttna fti.forinitittfiiin r.f T!i!rnl (Itul lliti
rr,,ir What profundity of thought! boy,. Ibiker told Devens and I.e. Jo --,
So logical, too! History, the past, ,IC , keep their Massaclinsetts men on it.c rign . after ! to the edge of the hill rolling it over nnd
tl ro...s of the future, all. ?!, T "i0"? w',iref ,,uu", f,...l,l,r int. erouoins of this tu-! beyond the enemy' reach. And what
' I sse i l,se li.tle terms How !.Y " "T . !!! "V 1 L " I shall have faded out." Lieut. Bra-1 more gallant than the stubborn refusal of
- I uie leu. uho uini, me biiii' j -""-,hv , ,, . , . ,,- ,i f
emy. ..ml they are ours," h, compared; , ul us i P" him eight artillerists, . .ml I.ee, several orgau.zed companies
will, this last effort of hc Statesman! I ,",!. ' " ,Cf ' V j lm i ri, ,.,nno three riders, a corporal and sergeant. In charged up at the.r tormentors, once and
., , , .,, ,IM 'ho 1'iittU.M A Jui!, ruuti c-iniioii. , ni;lluU.s fiTe of llitse were hot down; 1 noiu returniiis dangerous volleys from onr
7,Wn,,,,r .' Hint close, the argu- lh ill ft ,3 pol,d shell, passed over to " f,ti" ,7 l.ndl'siile. At all enyentst they kept the enemy
nie.,1 ; nothing more can be sai.l; I am a ( the irginm sl.orc in Hie n,ter..oon, maniuu b1 himsuir t buy ljn loll(J ahvr ti0sC(1 Up0n
used in. man. P.ul the scel, delicate cx- I')' "inc or tel. of the I liode Island mar- . - h- . .. .. ! ,,ie All who could escape to the
pression of poetical deling, how pron.ii.ciit-'. wll0se ,",1'' ; ' - ' l'Jr,"Tof gun. ' Col. Coggswcll'suw the necessity j island had escaped, nnd midnight was close I hitherto conveyed.
Iv that stainls forth. Will anybody now1,"'. ,, ,r,.ui the l.rava I.ieut. ! of 111
ouier m run t ..,. ... nnonWsl tlie first to distinguUh himself
illtlly im.ll tiij una nvitviiiuiteiim i I
rei.Hered themselves and the remiinnt of ! by his zcnl and activity in the cause of se-
Dtniii of the run. Arriving on me .r- i . :...i itw.ie rnmmnil tn the enemv TIip North cessmniMn. It was in Savannah that the
,r.'ginin shore, bis men dismounted the pin. , themselves. Cogswell i is indig.u.nt t the recklessness which b I first seizures were mado of vessels belong-
venture to run for Stale Printer against
Harvey (iiirdoii? If the holies could vote,
lovers of poetrv, the elevated, tho moral,
the beautiful and refined, what nn over'
.Jet. ly wo.,1.1 ..II military operations be I Clirri,j ov,r wm! ,wo liltl
......... ...1 . I.f.-.l mil i .a.ia.fi-r i i.it itur n
' ..j.nl.1 Lis i. I'liiiii.sai ttr mo
j 7.V7 nivirr".'
linn to ileiiv the evident claims of the throughout the ba'tlc. Soma disposition ' P1
miliuiial arms. Hut in tlie aiiny tin re are
in i Democrats, no l!epiil,lieus nil piitlc
i i ..r .i :- 'I'l.....
v alio mihm ill uieir iKiiiivM, iiii-n-
e.iil be no quest on of the persouul duly of ''
pstrii tic fn I'.ig in our soldiers, no inntlei
wlul tlieir fnroi'T politics limy have been:
nor can there bu a question whether any
liijal heart should uphold the hands of our
Ijoveriiiiieiit in its peril. Now, if lliu way
il duty is so plain, thai the wayfaring
in it n, no inntler hul his politics, so he be
but a traitor at lieait, need not err therein,
Jit the Union cohorts, who are doing bat
tle with bullots instead of bullets as wenp
on, be as one, n ui U tig for o coui'iion pur
tiose. at least until '.hut I nd be accomplish-
id. I.rt no man's righteous soul be vexed
at the thought that some politicians who
!md lieen his opponents on every political
field hitherto, under the prcs-nro of a terri
ble emergency are now 1y his side for the
Union. Without regnrd to antecedents,
ery urn ii who raises the American ensign,
with its appropriate tnollo, "The Union
must mid shall be preserved," is my politi
cs! friend, and those who refuse lo raise
tint flag, or, raising that Hug, shirk an is
fua with t!,o hydra headed minister of so
rrsnion, are politically my enemies. I
neither halo nor despiso any one for honest
religious or political opinions; but any man
who is so misled ns not to sco in practical
secession not only a principlo which would
inevitably dissolve the bright constellation
of oar country' flag, but also scatter the
broken and dishonored fragments of our
(.ride as a nation among the tiutions, in tliu
dual of weakness nnd degradation, cannot
by my consent, in public position nnd with
wlsrgrd influence, foster so un democratic,
o anil republican nn idea. There is no
I'lctinn but that a majority of tho eople
of Oregon arc loynl tn the flag, nnd to the
Government, nnd If n lit ki t Is formed
mud Jiirh ull true patriots can rally, it
III be Irluniphniitly elected. Politicians
hve n right to miggest anything that liny
f-J deem expedient or profitable; but tin'
P"yl who arc most deeply Interested,
ml tho aro to do the work, should dictate
the plan, is I said before, 1 think a ma
jority of Viilmi sentiment is In favor of but
the linglu test of loyally, nnd that In pre
finct meetings, in county conventions, and
I" Rtale convention, the whole strength
of Union feelini; should bu fully, und there
kro fairly, rcpreatnlrd. Secession journals
fo jubilant over an apparent disagreement
between loynl men nnd loyul papers. They
dwiro above ull things to foster ond widen
"7 breach tlmt limy possibly arise, and
tl furnishes a hope for tho success uf
lit Is beginning to bu styled, very spu
ciousjy, t juni.0 iviy. The x.liry of
"ich men t Curry, MuIoiip, A Co, Indi
rts tho truo policv for mnn who hnvo
Men battling for the I'lih'tt from llf k
the Virginia shi.re in the nll'moon, manned d." but two were killed wouinl , I
by nine or ten of the Hhode Island mar- . or missing. Lieut. 1 ramal h ms , 1
ii es, (o whose battery ('B') it belonged. ; severely wounded, but sttd bj i s li e
,v- L. .'.i rr.... r L'llll. Col. CoffRswell saw the necessity , Isl"
AS lliere WHS IH I'UIIIIUIMHUirM Vllin , v. if ft I
, . ,i i . .,. r 1 of the case, informed Co s V istar and Loe, nt I
V. Ninth n-gimct. volunteered to act as ""d Cap...... Stewart (of Gen Stone . a
captain or thun. Arr,vin on ,.,e Vir-.presen on h, he .) and hose fi m
in shore, bis men dismounted the pun, ,
k the carriage to pieces, and with ropes '. "'-;'' themselves
,ged ,n wheels,' and ammunition 'up' and Harvey, unders.and;ii the
.,n.,;. ,wi.i.. no tlm!oi'U l"'d wl'ile Lee and i
h. n oimlain' rii'K them into the fight; then Wistar and 'also that the old Norse chivalry is st.l
' trZ Xr ' St-wnrt would wheel the gun Torward to Juglow, and has offered its nehest life-blood
nk of wir Potion; Coggswell would take aim and ! to atone for the error that caused the sac-
termincd to seal np hermetically by this
new blockading agent was the port ef Sa
vannah, through which so large a propor
tion of the arms and supplies which have
Jli) unci uif;miNii iiusiu u,un ,
All who could escape to the helped the rebels to carry on the war Were
It can never bo for-
at hand before the two colonels nnd the cotu. that the Governor of Georgia was
a II . f '
win lining majority lie wouiu get: n was ,jrn(J(r,Hi
llieivtnai, in mv inin m uiu .-i i-u-, 1 inc neciniee, kiiuuk "mji. v...., ,
" ,;.lle,l.or,,u for Stale Printer.-: field al a quarter past four'; The other to t er cotm n dd .pur-.
business,
Wistar were
lost us such brave men, but defeat this time
had its laurels, and the herald who brings
tidings ol our losses and r pulse tells us
I how iizcrsA belonging to Hicketl
! batterv. one placed on each flan
,.,,,, m i"- e-ive the word to llarvev. who held the
n - . Ull.' II Mil M I'l Ml I till 'J a lint a. il .
..I..: f tl...l.i. ' -I . .. 1 1.. K.i.n .Iw.uwllinn ptTCllSSIOH latiV
t'linl.
held tlieiriucc.
In ibis way ond by t
.i i r .1. .niuw j n
. m I ! I. I I'SP n ' a UUZLMI VI llll. tlHI luuima If UN
1 . i at a si I I II. au Isn.m tllrifln nl AMI IHTi'OU Ull (Ml - .
; .Statesman to tins Knot ol poetry nun logic; .."i"i? .., .,! dointr more effect than all
as I shall hereafter show, nt no one time
When the enemy i
Iku-RECAnD Vindicating the j
late Cot. Bakkk. Recently a flag of i
but the rtiirmsion ill this instance, I think, I , ,-ftn , ,,, .. r;. our musketry volh-ys
. . . ... . . oi musirieiiu.il i i" -'"i ..- r.r.i, !,,..
is stolen, .noni sccessionisi oi ouieiii i ,,.,,-,, v0. ,0weyer. ""' -""h" - I r. .i. ..m.-,u r.,r,.a t
.Ml - --, - . , , I...... n,wl U-OC .Jlllll. ' IT 1 IHUUHIt IIVIIl IIIW ..111."!.. O .V.v
CailUOI. HUU JUSt Ul fll lUllllllI UIIV, " W. .1 -
.1 i l ,i truce was borne into our lines on the Up
the left, the
. .. i . ....- .i . ... ... . . . .i
called inn " a reu nigger two or inree ti I (ien. IJakcr nail received anoincr mes-
months no W hv. Mr. Statesman, cheat 1 sn-'C from Gen Stone, stating that 4000
" . r . . . . . . .i r
Ta'tinl"? mt' 4000 ' 'e woods in fro0 dpt. Ueiral, Leesburg, says the N. Y. Herald, convey-
I i ii . 1-i.,,.i.s n.pftii.ct ttm fnrmOP Ulu . UlHUl iiiuiip. w uu n no tv ivu vVa KT ft COIUmUUll-UllUII IIUIU -Jt:ii. uiumw
the ,.r old man out tl, puce excluded to which be gtatos that having seen
" X 1111,1 if 'I I;! f:S?r '1,:' -tl. Northernpapers.discussion in re-
'"""' ! -oved so long a,o, the distance bein, only i S fiof tS ference to certain orders alleged to have
or appropriating the ,.rgu ts or sees-. ,,ffl miles they must now be close at hand. w(1,,,,j t',K. rii.le pun around and en given by Gen. Stone to Col. BAcr,
! Uit lwcin,0',l",''1"MCr'1,i their centre. The ft.,t it hig Juty to a brave soldier to
I- Suir o.-,r.r,, I beg pardon. , ' JSS& ' o,.cned a lane thro,,,,!, .1, charging , . ' . rf
.Icing a U.,,0,, paper, it has the right of firo WM ,,ot , front. . A retro- j J. J bllj bcon foui)d on , battle-field and were
uteil v ra '""'v : ' . .. mi i ... . :...!
' rnittiioitiiy the nrgunir, its of rebels. Now I ra,c movement would undoubtedly call
' see clearly why it is in the hubit of doing
this so oft i ii.
".! mi mVi'd " .' This nrguuirnt con
vinces me of one or two radical errors.
I make my confession: My first great ;
litictil mistake consisted in being born into
the world with red hair. I think it was
Win. H. Seward who lidvisrd, a few years
ago, that everybody llierenller should be
born with straight hair and belong to tho
popular church. This principle in
(lordon's ndinonilion came too late for me; drticrute wm could InflietN
. . f ..... -I.I lA I. a ln.rn I
llinugn young, 1 inn ui iu i" TDK FtliHT.
again on this point. My second error con- . lioUo c0lnmC,d on the left.
Our
rorih a rush in force from the woods, and '"' """J -at
the river bank there were only two math ok the general.
t.miu carrvinr? sixty persons, to take a col- liut tho end was fast approaching.
tiinii of thirteen hundred men over a swift thinning forces wcro assailed by four times
channel one hundred yards in width. Oh, their number. From c-ery side death
yes; retreat wus impossible AII that 1 stormed upon their unsheltered bodies.
couid be done ull that onr nobln officers, 1 Half their line oflivers were wounded or
with their lender, could or dared think or : killed. (The undaunted leaders were also
was tho chance of maintaining their; falling. Ward, Lieut. Col. of the Fifteenth,
ground until Gorman could force his way had received a frightful wound; Coggswell
to their aid from Edwards' Ferry on the was shot through tho wrist; Lee, Devens,
i..n uiil. tin. iilierimtive. in nrobable de- llarvev and Stewart were still fighting
Mr ' fault of his success, of sacrificing their com- gudly nnd in vain j a ball shntlercd Wistar's
Inlands nt ns crent loss to xne rueniy us sword arm no iiroppeu un liimi, .-
'! ii rt . .. I.:. I.f. 1 1 -...1 r. It...
Cd ,1 U Will, Ills ICH l.uini, nun vit".
ker himseir restored it to the scabbard.
A Ins that the chivulric lender should never
tt u commenced on me ien. p- . , ... ,.. .i
. M.V..H. .1. ciiioi w nil v HIT. ii u iiir a uruiiiLi
sisls .., supposing th.it 1, w.tl. all oilur ukl.r ircw the whole respons.bil.ly o r iQ
citizens, have n right to put a " Idler in that wing upon Nnr. I he latter rtl"jrcak lc wood nllj through the
the Inst Argus" touching politics, whenever not like tho appearance of the adjacent mt C0fljR ,iM The cr;8is
pa.riotisn, and inlelligcnce dictate anything wood region, and hre tord l , mJ T mn0 18nd.t0.hllld
1 ..... f psnics A nnd D onus batii, ion to a i fi . . f f . umv coats cot en-
oriny o, num. ... . - , tllcn). Captains Murkoe and aae, i,.. -r ; , . , f0rJes;(we took a
. C....I ,. ,! In IIia States- 11 ....... I ....r.l iutIu niliruiii'e.1 iniiKiix " lv" . s.
loriner wei. .i.e..u, .w.m...mV ------, j mMl.d , m t0 the rear, ttiey
on their l.,,rdons duty; passed throngl doze, und nmdc charge after ch.rtfc.
tlie toresi to uiu w a ....... -, . . . f ani)cured. press
ing down from the left. The Gcncrul or
dered tho troops around him to stand firm,
and cried, " Who are these men?" " Con
federate troops, you dd Yankees!" was
the reply; and they ru hed uluiost within
bnvnnet distance. One huge rcd-hnired
xiiressioii 1 Hid ucioiirs io u.o m
man; it. seems to bo necessary to surrender
freedom of speech to that journal in order
to " save the Union "
"lin! niijijtr" ! Dear Gordon, you nro
1 I l ...I....... in.:! rlulili
a star ol consiucranic hhik.."""' j" -"
above the political horizon. You arc mak
ing a fine start. Others beforo you have
erred in first securing the support of tho
low mid vulgar; but you are striking for
the patronage of tlm mor and rrliyioui
portion of commiinily. "W nW"1'
Ministers and laymen geiiernny oi
the field, crossed it, and hud arrived with
in ten paces of the further thicket, when a
murderous fire blazed out upon them.
Tho poor fellows gallantly sprang through
it upon their assailants, and wero in a mo
ment fighting In tho woods. Not half ol
them ever curac back. But tho rebels,
takinir this ns a signal for tho commence
ment ol the action, now bestirred tnem
ri.lli.in drew a revolver, came close to ua
ker, nnd fired four balls nt the Gencrul's
hend, every ouo of which took effect, nnd a
Iv fail In sen that vou. dear Gordon, are
thr mail to
snccch. and
, . ... ,
to cou.lucl ti.e pui.iu! pruning.
But, "dropping past political issues, let
us unite," for our mutual profit, in reading
a few lines from Ilobcrl Bums:
11 () win! kiiiik pow'r tlx giftie (io '
'I'u ars oursrls us allien w ii"l
It wail fiau niiuiii' a lilmnlrr fic us
Anil fiNiliiih nation."
Itcspectrully, C. HoKI..
SAt.K)i,.h.ti. 4. ISH2.
g. For the lulcst nnd most reliable
news' consult the Statesman, when, perhaps
will be found: " The ml i.W'rr has anoth
er Idler in the hist Argus, over his own
ii n inn III. admits we hnvo uscvl him np,
Wo rcprl the Insinuation, however, that wo
stole any part of our poclry. H Is
..riirlnnl with this office, mill HO 01,0 Ot Oil
"n : . . i ....
in. .iv .... . ,, , cftl fTery ouo oi which ivus. i-ucvv, ..
selves in force, and. with ludeo s j el , h h B,m8lly
fired a terr.fic volley along their wh. , c t, neirtt Mt, t, ,.yer
front. Only ILOHliecie. ,... , y 10 iroilt ttnd blew out
self from those fronUng forests; the f.m s i i(J (ho ruUor fii
his brains
nihn. vmi. near norowu. iu i n.u r, . , ,, , i nn icro a u i . nu iruuor hi.ii.iu w.iu
..roinoio eood morals, i.urily of! clung to rover; but the iulerna nail oi un , f )0 j u h 8CC,
'educlion gcnernlly, ns well as lets rattled K..t '0..d the enemy swarmed over the spot.-
mniiy .in.. "." "" j .. " 1-or Uod s sake, noys, ' cr.eu ai.j.hbiiv
fiery revelation of tho enemy strength -1 ,( ih ,mt y nro T011
Our reply was instant and extended. ( In , t hm ,mve lbo Genvrayt 0iyV
a second both ends ol tho field were cloud- M wM U)0 nnd ,doz.
ed with smoke, tho day's skirmishing as ;',,, .,,,.,,, ,et tcctli
... . . ... 1 ...... Mil tl. "I " O . ...
over, nml tnc coiiicsi.i.a. , nnd bayonets lixod. upon tho rebels, wno
hotly for nn hour had fieirely commenced , J th tM t(, ,urrelicrea
lis fury. We nro nil tired of the accounts , Thi( WM d
of the petty conll'cls which imvo ",rK,' down 'tho i.i,, Blld ft.y conveyed to the
iIiim u-fir In which forces hnvo engaged ni,
i....u miH liima uAin linnnli'Sul V
linn "'i HIM P IHUllHli ifUy HWW linvn "viv ii.'j ;
long distances, and the so cnlled murder-1 ,.K(ir(1(,rcd Th r,))Pu cflmo t,r0ugh both
oits fire" and " dcsperali, attacks havo re- , fu foree CwRW,.
...U...I in il.ren or four c tnnco losses nun . .... .. ., .,,, ,l
tho miccess of no ono In particular.) uai , A mt0 ,np0Ssii,ft retreat hnd como.
I say that'this contest, on tho Norwiern . mpn otli(orw.
. " .1 I. II.. r. nltil III II I - . . ..... .a
side, was most neroicauy ...B... bmkutioii, nnd tho Oeld was yielded to ttie
ir,,n sacrificial spirit. There U nothing ;
like it in our history. See wl.ht was tmk rktiik.it.
crowded into that terrible uour. uur a-, . ,
ic- '
in bis possession. The orders transiuittcd
were copies of those reported by Gen. J
Stone to Gen. MeCIcllun ns thoso which
were given to Col. Baker. This communi
cation from Gen. Beauregard was accom
panied by a request totally incommensu
rate to the service rendered by the trans
mission of the orders, and which wa not
granted.
Ges. Hau-kck. Tho N. Y. Herald says
of this officer, lute a resident of San Fran
cisco: " Oen nalleck is one of the four Major
Generals or tho United Slates army, and
is regarded by good judges as next to Mo
Cldlnii in military science. He has writ
ten one of the best militnry works in the
English language. He is a first class law
ver, which no man can be who has not an
i..t.!tin..i of hiL'h order. Ho is a very
wealthy mnn, and docs not enter into ac
tive service, any more than McClc11.ni, to
advance his private interests. His integri
ty stands uuimieaehcd. He is just tho
J . it'..... .. l..l'l..ll,.i. ! tlm
man lor me .ci, ...... --v
man for tho Kast.
Who is Grnkrai. GnAST. Gen. Grant,
the hero of the battle of Belmont, is a resi
dent of Galena, Illinois, and was appointed
on tho recommendation of Elihu B. Wash-
burne. Ho gruduulcd nt West Point in
1837. and was brevctted First Lieutenant
for callant and meritorious conduct nt Mo-
lino del Bey, nnd Irevcltcd Captain for
similar conduct nt ChnpnltcHC. lie re
signed his commission in 18."5, and was In
mnny buttles in Mexico,
ing to Northern shipowners before tho fall
or Ft. Sumter. It was to that port that
the Bcrwwla continued to make trips so
profitable to her owners, and of such time
ly aid to the Confederates with arms and
munitions or war. Inasmuch, then, as Sa
vannah has been one of the prirao moveri
in. nnd aiders of this wicked rebellion, it is
but right that upon it should fall one of
the first and henvicst of our measures of re
taliation. It was ambitious of commercial
di tinction, and aimed at becoming to tho
Southern Confederacy what New York lial
been to the Union the great emporium
and centre of ull its bminess operations.
By a retribution as appropriate as it is de
served, it will in a few days be wiped out
of the list of the ports of the Union. Tho
seizure bf Tybce Island and of Braddock's
Point are but mensurcs preliminary to tbo
barric.iding of the entrances lo the port by
i the stone fleet, and which will make of thin
nest of rebels am' pirates a scene or com
mercial desolation and ruin. The fleet left
here on the 20th, nnd is about eight days
out. It took with it upwards of eight
thousand tons of stone, but a small portion
of which will be required to block up all
the eutrances to the port. From the mili
tary precautions tuken by Gen. Sherman,
there is now no probability of this, one of
the main objects of the expedition, being
defeated. We hold the land point! com
manding the approaches to the lrt so
that there can be no interruption to the
operations of the fleet. By the close of tho
week, therefore, Savannah will, so far as
its communications with the seo are con
certed, be ns valueless to the rebels as any
of their towns in the interior.
A Qi akkr Woman's Sebuos. " Friends,
there aro three things I very much wonder
at. The first Is, that children should bo
so foolish as to throw up stones, clubs und
briekbnta Into fruit trees, to knock down
fruit; if they would let it olonc, it would
fall itself. The second Is, that men snou...
bo so foolish, and even so wicked, as to go
to war and kill each other; If let low,
they would die themselves. And the third
and last thing I wonder at Is, that young
men should bo so unwise si to go after tho
young ladies; If they would stnj at borne;
the young wotnro would rnn nftcr tbeua "
1ST Hero is tho best paragraph on cdl
toriul dignity which we can purloin from
the purloincrs:
" Editors arc sometimes dignified. Wo
know of some that are eicewively so; they
print exclusively for our tlmrcn mey wan
soberly and cautiously bo same old beaten
path nnd use tho same old threadbare ex
pressions from day to day, from year to
year. II man lies, they soy ' he Is labor-,
ing under a wrong impression.' ll'7
never know or state anything positively
thry ' opino.' The glorious sunshine or Tun
enlcreth not into their souls, lhey seem
to regard newspaper as they would .
matter, and so move
con... "-j -, ,...,,:,.
slowly nnd lugubriously iorw.ru,
centlv on the decayed eggs of humbug, fol
ly and rusc.il.tjr. Ignoring- the bright iWe
or life but always printing dignified pa-
HTS."'
Aboit Gcaxo and tiik Wobld's Ao.
The deepest deposit of guano keown is
seventy feet. According to Ilumboldr, a
deposit of three centuries would not exceed
ono third of an Inch In thickness. By tn
easy mathematical calculation, it will bo
,ecn that at this rate, it would tako al
most countless centuries to form tho deep,
est guano beds; or that guano bed 6l
seventy feet deen would require W,000
trail to form In!